Economic development group has new board officials

FORT MYERS — The Southwest Florida Economic Development Alliance named prominent area urban planner Alan Reynolds chairman and construction executive Gary Griffin chair-elect of its board of directors.

Reynolds is vice president of Stantec Consulting Services and has served as the principal planner for more than 100 communities in the U.S. and Caribbean, according to a statement. Griffin is president and CEO of B & I Contractors and the current chair of the Horizon Council of Lee County.

Joseph Catti, president and CEO of FineMark National Bank & Trust, will serve as treasurer of the alliance board and attorney Richard Grant, with Grant, Fridkin, Pearson P.A., will serve as secretary, according to the statement. Officers also include Laura Holquist, immediate past-chair, and Eric Berglund, president.